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Gender Reveal Parties as Metaphor

Fanning the Flames of Logical Incoherence

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Julian Vigo
Sep 07, 2020
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The El Dorado Fire rages in Yucaipa. Photo credit: Bruce Herwig

“What the hell are these people doing? Sending up coloured smoke like they are electing a Pope?” was the response from one Facebook user when I posted an article about the “gender reveal party” last July in Australia’s Gold Coast that ended up in flames after a car attempted a “burnout” whic…

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